Entrepreneurs Patrick Coppens from Reusel and Arjan Willems from Valkenswaard have bought Bruges Heide holiday park in Valkenswaard through their real estate company AP Valkenswaard. Coppens confirmed that the purchase price was over €3.1 million; the park is due to be transferred this week and will be renamed Valkenrijk. The site includes 123 chalets, 95 camping pitches, a recreation building, an outdoor pool, two staff houses and a car park.

The new owners plan to modernise the park, including by adding and refurbishing chalets, updating the catering facilities and replacing paving. They want to open the campsite next year, although not all work will be complete. They must first apply for new permits, and the municipality of Valkenswaard has said the park’s recreational designation leaves no room for the long-term accommodation of asylum seekers or migrant workers.